How To Install ruby-webmock on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-webmock on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-webmock
ruby-webmock is:
WebMock allows stubbing HTTP requests and setting expectations on HTTP requests.
Features
- Stubbing HTTP requests at low http client lib level (no need to change tests when you change HTTP library).
- Setting and verifying expectations on HTTP requests.
- Matching requests based on method, URI, headers and body.
- Smart matching of the same URIs in different representations (also encoded and non encoded forms).
- Smart matching of the same headers in different representations.
There are three methods to install ruby-webmock on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ruby-webmock Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-webmock using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-webmock
Install ruby-webmock Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-webmock using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-webmock
Install ruby-webmock Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-webmock using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-webmock
How To Uninstall ruby-webmock on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-webmock package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-webmock
Uninstall ruby-webmock And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-webmock and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-webmock
Remove ruby-webmock Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-webmock configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-webmock
Remove ruby-webmock configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-webmock configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-webmock
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-webmock package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
